Latest Leaders – March 2013
Now that this season is under way, please join us in welcoming the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s official blog Monarchs to Grays to Crawfords into our community — only days before the much-anticipated release of the Jackie Robinson movie “42.” 
And that’s just a start. Other newcomers include players like Eric Sogard (Athletics), Josh Spence (Yankees) and Jordan Swagerty (Cardinals); Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox broadcaster Bob Socci; Bob Wirz, former chief spokesman for Commissioners Bowie Kuhn and Peter Ueberroth; and rookie fan blogs like CubsSince1908, Talkin’ Rockies, MLB-The Casual Fan and Reds All About It. Start blogging today at MLB.com/blogs, the collaboration of Major League Baseball Advanced Media and WordPress.com (biggest gateway to any baseball blogs in existence) and see if you can join these most popular MLB.com Blogs below!
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Mar. 1-31:
MLB PRO
Proof that one viral Harlem Shake video can make all the difference…
1. TribeVibe
2. Dodgers Photog Blog
3. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
4. MLB.com Fantasy 411
5. Ben’s Biz Blog
6. Better Off Red
7. Baseball Nerd (Keith Olbermann)
8. Curly W Live
9. SF Giants Photos
10. John & Cait…Plus Nine
11. Brandon and Brandon (Belt and Crawford)
12. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
13. Inside the White Sox
14. Phillies Insider
15. Cubs Vine Line Blog
16. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
17. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
18. Our Game (John Thorn)
19. Walking with a Swagerty
20. Alyson’s Footnotes
21. Around the Horn in KC
22. So I Married A Baseball Player… (Dallas Latos)
23. Rattler Radio
24. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful (Jonathan Mayo)
25. Inside the San Jose Giants
26. Newberg Report
27. CastroTurf
28. Unlocking the Keys
29. Cooperstown Chatter
30. Eric Sogard’s Glasses
31. Porcupines in Pinstripes
32. White Shark (Gregor Blanco)
33. Welcome to Third and King
34. The Dash Board
35. 45 Miles From Fenway
36. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
37. Clubhouse Confidential
38. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
39. Justice4U
40. Inside the Jackson Generals
41. It’s All Relative
42. Rays Radio
43. Wild Things (Mitch Williams)
44. The Inside Pitch
45. X-Country Drive-a-Thon
46. ‘Riders Insider Blog
47. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
48. Yard Work
49. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
50. Inside the Clubhouse with Mike Antonellis
FANS
Cardinals Farm looks like a phenom on the rise…
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. A’s Farm
6. CardinalsFarm
7. The Unbiased MLB Fan
8. mlbblogger
9. Beisbol 007
10. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
11. Pinstripe Birthdays
12. The Baseball Haven
13. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
14. Rockpile Rant
15. Ballparks on a Budget
16. 9 Inning Know It All
17. Dodger Blue World
18. Minoring In Baseball
19. The Ballpark Guide
20. BrokeMets
21. Phillies Phollowers
22. Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System
23. Born on Third
24. The Rays Rant
25. Heard It From Hoard
26. TheCutoffMan
27. Brewers Rumors
28. Observing Baseball
29. Where Everyone’s a Giant
30. Battling Bucs
31. 7000 Coliseum Way
32. Rockin’ Redlegs
33. eltubeyero22
34. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
35. Three Up, Three Down
36. The Blue Jays Dugout
37. The Angels’ Ace
38. Cream City Cables
39. Blogging ‘Bout Baseball
40. The Best MLBlog
41. A Piece of The Game
42. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
43. Fish Fry
44. The Yankee Dinosaur
45. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
46. Resumen De La MLB
47. The Cub Den
48. This is a very simple game…
49. More Splash Hits
50. BLOGGIN’ IN L.A.
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
They’re just glad to be done with Spring Training…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Mark My Word
3. Beck’s Blog
4. The Zo Zone
5. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
6. Bowman’s Blog
7. Bombers Beat
8. Postcards From Elysian Fields
9. Mariners Musings
10. Britt’s Bird Watch
11. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
12. Tag’s Lines
13. Bollinger Beat
14. Brew Beat
15. North of the Border
16. Brownie Points
17. Change for a Nickel
18. Mets Cetera
19. Major League Bastian
20. The Fish Pond
And say hi to The Phillies Girl, who’s dealing with Roy Halladay’s rough first outing…
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Opening Day Video
RETIRING, GARAGIOLA NO ORDINARY JOE
“Kennedy was, whether for good or bad, an enormously large figure,” Theodore H. White wrote of America’s first Catholic president. “Historically, he was a gate-keeper. He unlatched the gate and through the door marched Catholics, blacks, and Jews, and ethnics, women, youth, academics, newspersons, and an entirely new breed of politician.”
Joe Garagiola, 87, an exceedingly large baseball figure, recently retired after 58 years behind the mike, including the last 18 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
People you meet on the way to Opening Day
Major League Baseball games are real starting a week from this weekend, and the MLB.com Blogs community is steamrolling toward its eighth birthday by featuring a lot of newcomers of note.
Jaye Maddon, wife of Rays manager Joe Maddon, is focused on two dashboards right now: One to drive across the country for a good cause and one to blog all about it. Join her and her dogs Winston and Athena on the Cross-Country Driveathon and leave lots of comments to keep them company on the way. You can donate a penny per mile to help Pet Pal while you’re at it.
Oakland A’s third baseman Eric Sogard just started blogging, and you’ll love his view: From behind his omnipresent Kaenon glasses. The posts are from Soge, but he will be writing in third person this season, so technically his eyewear is authoring this blog. Read his welcome post and join the commenters.
Imagine you have been drafted by the Cardinals and are making your way up the organizational ladder with your sights set on Busch Stadium somewhere in the near future? That is the path of pitcher Jordan Swagerty, a Redbirds’ 2010 First-Year Player Draft selection, and he just relaunched his MLB.com Blog, Walking with a Swagerty.
And get to know CardinalsFarm, a fan blog created in January and already up to 1,571 followers as of this post. They not only know all about Swagerty, but about everyone on their way to The Show in Redbird Nation.
The last time I saw Gregor Blanco in person, champagne was being dumped on his head and I had to pull him away from some celebrating with Pablo Sandoval to tape a Meet the Bloggers video. Good to see that the White Shark has returned to the MLBlogosphere. Join the Giants outfielder on his blog again for the ride.
While you’re at it, say hi to his teammates, Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford. They have stayed busy at blogging, and we are proud to have them here amongst our own postings.
Don’t miss these posts
Mitch Williams: The MLB Network analyst and former closer just posted his World Baseball Classic entry. Comment him galore.
One Strike Away…Twice!: “Baseball is about accomplishment, setting goals and succeeding.” Get to know this Rangers fan blogger.
Curly W: Nats By The Numbers Bobblehead Trivia Challenge.
Tribevibe: Indians fan correspondent @ClevelandChick gives her top 5 observations from Spring Training in Goodyear.
Around the Horn in KC: Their PR dept blog just posted today on the start of Royals HOF balloting.
Clubhouse Confidential: A’s Director of Public Relations Bob Rose has been posting on the club’s Clubhouse Confidential blog since 2009, and he devotes his latest entry to “shining gems like Shane Peterson, Michael Choice and Addison Russell.”
John & Cait Plus Nine: What’s new at Miller Park?
Visit our PRO BLOGS roster anytime and see what else is new. That is always the most updated list of blogs with these themes, which are made available to members of the MLB Family. More player blogs are on the way, big-leaguers and prospects.
Please be sure to leave comments RIGHT HERE promoting your latest posts, and always include your full URL as an easy link. Do the same on other blogs around this community, and that’s a sure-fire way to be on our monthly MLB.com Blogs Latest Leaders.
Tip: Drag the Twitter and Facebook widgets to your side panel so your blog can serve as a hub for your social media activity, if you haven’t already. It’s an easy way to promote your blog.
Harlem Shake: Bring your own costume Monday!
According to Nick Swisher, Monday's filming of the Tribe's Harlem Shake video was "Bring your own costume Monday!" And boy did he and his teammates ever. Here is the roster of the downright ridiculous costumes on display in the Tribe Town 216 edition.
Parrot: Jason Kipnis (costume courtesy of Vinnie Pestano)
Ohio State football star: Nick Swisher
Green man: Jason Giambi…
Tilting at Windmills - Brandon Belt
Some of you might have seen an unusual tweet from me two days ago.
“I want to compliment you @channingtatum, you got a rockin bod in Magic Mike #winkyface”.
People tweeted back that they hoped I had gotten hacked. Someone told me I was weird. “You’re not wrong,’’ I tweeted back. Someone else wondered if Haylee had taken my phone and written it.
Latest Leaders – February 2013
With preparations for the season going full steam in sunny locales, MLB.com Bloggers also are gearing up for the 2013 campaign. Your February Latest Leaders are rounding into form nicely. From repeat leaders like overall top-ranked blog Muskat Ramblings and king of the Fan blogs, Rays Renegade, to new Pro Blog leader SF Giants Photos and rookies like Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System and The Baseball Sociologist. Congratulations to everyone in this month’s list!
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Feb. 1-28:
MLB PRO
1. SF Giants Photos
2. Better Off Red
3. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
4. Dodgers Photog Blog
5. Curly W Live
6. MLB.com Fantasy 411
7. Baseball Nerd
8. John & Cait…Plus Nine
9. Cubs Vine Line Blog
10. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
11. TribeVibe
12. Ben’s Biz Blog
13. Brandon and Brandon
14. CastroTurf
15. So I Married A Baseball Player…
16. Hot Stove
17. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
18. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
19. Phillies Insider
20. Justice4U
21. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
22. Our Game
23. Around the Horn in KC
24. Cooperstown Chatter
25. Inside the San Jose Giants
26. *touch* ‘em all
27. Alyson’s Footnotes
28. Newberg Report
29. Inside the White Sox
30. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
31. Unlocking the Keys
32. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
33. Rattler Radio
34. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
35. Clubhouse Confidential
36. Porcupines in Pinstripes
37. Desde el Desierto
38. Comerica Park, 48201
39. Wild Things
40. Rays Radio
41. The Dash Board
42. It’s All Relative
43. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
44. The Sprouting News
45. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
46. ‘Riders Insider Blog
47. ‘Cats Corner
48. The Futurists
49. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
50. Chirp Chatter
FANS
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. A’s Farm
6. mlbblogger
7. The Unbiased MLB Fan
8. The Baseball Haven
9. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
10. Pinstripe Birthdays
11. Beisbol 007
12. 7000 Coliseum Way
13. 9 Inning Know It All
14. Dodger Blue World
15. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
16. Rockpile Rant
17. The Ballpark Guide
18. Minoring In Baseball
19. Phillies Phollowers
20. CardinalsFarm
21. BrokeMets
22. Brewers Rumors
23. Observing Baseball
24. Three Up, Three Down
25. Ballparks on a Budget
26. Born on Third
27. A Piece of The Game
28. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
29. Cream City Cables
30. Heard It From Hoard
31. TheCutoffMan
32. The Rays Rant
33. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
34. Battling Bucs
35. Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System
36. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
37. Rockin’ Redlegs
38. Where Everyone’s a Giant
39. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
40. The Best MLBlog
41. eltubeyero22
42. This is a very simple game…
43. If You Write It, They Will Come
44. The Baseball Sociologist
45. Reds Country
46. baseballqueen
47. The Angels’ Ace
48. The Cub Den
49. Pedro Beato Fan Club
50. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Mark My Word
3. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
4. The Zo Zone
5. Beck’s Blog
6. Bombers Beat
7. Mariners Musings
8. Brew Beat
9. Britt’s Bird Watch
10. Postcards From Elysian Fields
11. Tag’s Lines
12. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
13. Bollinger Beat
14. Brownie Points
15. Bowman’s Blog
16. North of the Border
17. Change for a Nickel
18. Major League Bastian
19. Mets Cetera
20. The Fish Pond
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Brett, Howard, Bautista and videos everywhere
Are you embedding MLB.com videos yet or still just posting all your thoughts in text? It’s easy. Just find an MLB.com video, click the Embed link, copy the code and paste it right here — like George Brett punking fans or a couple of moonshots:
Welcoming back BASEBALL GAMES
Hope you guys are having as good a day as I am. This is one of my favorite times, when the first actual games are played between Major League teams for the first time since the World Series. As I wrote yesterday on MLB.com, we have launched our MLB.com At Bat 13 app, so we’re back for a fifth year with the best sports app ever and forever. I’m enjoying a Gameday Audio marathon, making too big a deal about Freddie Freeman registering the first hit of 2013, Tigers breaking their four-game skid vs. MLB opposition, Terry Francona’s new-look Indians overcoming a quick five-run deficit, etc. It just feels good to hear that crack of the bat and to let yourself settle into the flow of a baseball game, instead of just talking about it. Did you know it’s the earliest the KC Royals ever played a first game?
So while I am listening and readying for our first MLB.TV live games this weekend, I thought it would be a good time to surface the most recently updated MLB.com Blogs and give you a look at some bloggers who may be familiar or brand-new to you. In addition to this list below, be sure to get acquainted with our PRO Blogs roster. I appreciate all your recent comments here, and please keep it up, always adding your blog’s full URL so others can easily find you. We’ll be relaunching http://MLB.com/blogs in the near future, TBA.
Latest Updated MLB Blogs
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:04:56 +0000
Not Just Baseball…Aceball
http://mlblogsreno.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:04:56 +0000
A Cubs Fan’s Blog
http://cubspain.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:01:01 +0000
More Splash Hits
http://moresplashhits.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:59:10 +0000
Inside the White Sox
http://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:57:20 +0000
Dodgers Photog Blog
http://dodgersphotog.mlblogs.com/2013/02/22/22213-something-current-friday-workout-by-jon-soohoola-dodgers/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:49:04 +0000 (See Sandy Koufax pics! Priceless.)
sportssegal
http://sportssegal.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:48:18 +0000
By Gosh, It’s Langosch
http://langosch.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:39:36 +0000
Beisbol 007
http://mlblogspiratasblog.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:29:24 +0000
The Black N Orange Page
http://theblacknorangepage.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:50 +0000
Rollin’ with Rick
http://rickm.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:14:50 +0000
Beyond the Ballpark
http://beyondtheballpark.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:05:01 +0000
Brew Beat
http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:55:47 +0000
Cubs Vine Line Blog
http://vineline.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:54:04 +0000
Mets Cetera
http://dicomo.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:45:12 +0000
Inside the San Jose Giants
http://sjgiants.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:35:45 +0000
MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
http://milbprospective.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:27:23 +0000
Chirp Chatter
http://chirpchatter.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:17:58 +0000
Muskat Ramblings
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:09:34 +0000
Around the Horn in KC
http://royals.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:09:27 +0000
The Zo Zone
http://zozone.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:50:31 +0000
Docking With the Ports
http://theportspost.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:37:06 +0000
Three Up, Three Down
http://3u3d.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:34:25 +0000
Baseball At the Bay
http://baseballatthebay.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:29:39 +0000
Padres hispanos
http://berkutmartin.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:26:59 +0000
Bollinger Beat
http://bollingerbeat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:11:17 +0000
Tag’s Lines
http://brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:03:55 +0000
Also, check out Mitch Williams’ latest blog post on Kyle Lohse — interesting: http://mitchwilliams.mlblogs.com
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Latest Leaders – January 2013
Baseball is just days away now, and the excitement is building as more and more new blogs are created here on the best blogging platform in the sport. Our first monthly Latest Leaders of 2013 has the usual mix of proven veterans and promising newcomers. The biggest news has to be the Brewers’ John & Cait…Plus Nine dethroning the Hot Stove traffic magnet for the overall top spot, with Jamie Ramsey’s Better Off Red just behind. Evan Vogel cracked the FAN Top 10 in December and now his blog The Baseball Haven is up to No. 5, so watch out there. Carrie Muskat is still in command on the list of MLB.com beat reporters, regardless of the fortunes of the Cubs team she covers. Congratulations to everyone who made the list, and one proven tip to get on the next month’s list is to leave comments on these blogs and include your full URL so they can see your new posts.
Start your own MLB.com Blog today. It’s the first step in joining this list.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Jan. 1-31:
MLB PRO
1. John & Cait…Plus Nine
2. Better Off Red
3. Hot Stove
4. Baseball Nerd
5. Curly W Live
6. Dodgers Photog Blog
7. Ben’s Biz Blog
8. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
9. Cubs Vine Line Blog
10. SF Giants Photos
11. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
12. MLB.com Fantasy 411
13. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
14. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
15. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
16. TribeVibe
17. Our Game
18. Around the Horn in KC
19. Alyson’s Footnotes
20. So I Married A Baseball Player…
21. Phillies Insider
22. Cooperstown Chatter
23. 45 Miles From Fenway
24. Cleveland Indians Fantasy Camp
25. Newberg Report
26. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
27. CastroTurf
28. Rattler Radio
29. Justice4U
30. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
31. The Dash Board
32. Comerica Park, 48201
33. Wild Things
34. The Sprouting News
35. Jesse Sanchez at the Park
36. Inside the White Sox
37. Baseball Books
38. ‘Riders Insider Blog
39. Inside the San Jose Giants
40. Step up to B.A.T.
41. It’s All Relative
42. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
43. Rollin’ with Rick
44. ‘Cats Corner
45. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
46. Mets Fantasy Camp
47. Beyond the Ballpark
48. Diamond Dollar$
49. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
50. Desde el Desierto
FANS
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. The Baseball Haven
6. Beisbol 007
7. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
8. mlbblogger
9. The Unbiased MLB Fan
10. Rockpile Rant
11. A’s Farm
12. Observing Baseball
13. Pinstripe Birthdays
14. Dodger Blue World
15. Phillies Phollowers
16. 9 Inning Know It All
17. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
18. The Ballpark Guide
19. 7000 Coliseum Way
20. Minoring In Baseball
21. Ballparks on a Budget
22. TheCutoffMan
23. BrokeMets
24. A Piece of The Game
25. If You Write It, They Will Come
26. Cream City Cables
27. Born on Third
28. Brewers Rumors
29. Heard It From Hoard
30. Three Up, Three Down
31. Rockin’ Redlegs
32. Where Everyone’s a Giant
33. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
34. eltubeyero22
35. Collection of Baseball
36. The Rays Rant
37. This is a very simple game…
38. Battling Bucs
39. Reds Country
40. Bleacher Boy
41. Rox Addict
42. The Best MLBlog
43. The Angels’ Ace
44. Fish Fry
45. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
46. One Strike Away…Twice!
47. Los bigleaguers
48. CardinalsFarm
49. Royal Blues
50. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. The Zo Zone
4. Mark My Word
5. Bombers Beat
6. Postcards From Elysian Fields
7. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
8. Bowman’s Blog
9. Mariners Musings
10. Britt’s Bird Watch
11. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
12. Brew Beat
13. Change for a Nickel
14. Major League Bastian
15. Tag’s Lines
16. North of the Border
17. Brownie Points
18. Mets Cetera
19. The Fish Pond
20. Major Lee-ague
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Mark Newman
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